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6 February 2012 by sianberry
Jenny Jones has written to the Mayor of London asking him to make a firm commitment that bus and tube fares will not be used to finance the proposed new road across the Thames. The Mayor is consulting on the ‘principle’ of building a new road tunnel, next to the existing Blackwall Tunnel. When questioned […]
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2 February 2012 by sianberry
A Robin Hood Tax on financial transactions would provide £1.2 billion a year for London, according to figures released by the Green Party today. A mere 0.05% tax-half that proposed by the French government-would: • Fund the construction of 32 new schools every year • Pay for an extra 23,23 police officers • Finance almost […]
Newly published official figures show that whilst cycling in London is safer than it was in 2000, the trend has reversed since around 2007/08. The annual casualty figures were already known, but the Travel in London report has now issued revised figures for the number of cycle journey stages per day, broken down by each […]
Reacting to the Home Office’s grant payment of £90,000,000 to the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime, Green Party representative on the London Assembly’s Police and Crime Committee and Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "A £90m gift from the Government is welcome, but it’s clearly a one-year bailout to help their Tory Mayor of London […]
Reacting to the publication of the Campaign for Clean air in London’s manifesto, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "I’m very keen to endorse the campaign’s manifesto which provides very sensible suggestions for addressing the massive public health issue of air pollution in London. "The concept of a very low emissions zone in Inner […]
In reaction to the Mayor of London’s announcement to cut City Hall’s share in Council Tax, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "This is gesture politics, which does next to nothing for hard pressed Londoners. Households will save 6p a week in council tax, compared to the extra £2.50 a week that a typical […]
30 January 2012 by sianberry
Reacting to Stephen Hester’s decision to waive his bonus of nearly £1 million from the Royal Bank of Scotland, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "We should be pleased rather than grateful that Stephen Hester has decided to return our money. "However we can’t rely on the individual conscience or greed of bankers to regulate how […]
In reaction to the arrest of a Metropolitan police officer in connection to allegations of information being bought by journalists, Green Party representative on the Mayor’s Office of Policing and Crime, Jenny Jones, said: "Although we’ve expected arrests of police officers, it’s sad to see our fears seemingly confirmed about police corruption. "It’s a relief that […]
26 January 2012 by sianberry
Responding to the announcement by the Mayor of London, that London will host a world class two day festival of cycling next year to attract tourists, generate jobs and showcase the city beyond the games. Jenny Jones AM said: "We all enjoy a party, but I am worried that the Mayor is neglecting the basics […]
25 January 2012 by sianberry
The amendment to the Mayor’s budget proposed by Darren Johnson & seconded by Jenny Jones AM would help Londoners facing high unemployment, falling real incomes, soaring rents and fares, as well as environmental problems such as dangerous air pollution and cold homes. The Green alternative budget would tackle these problems head on. It would help […]
24 January 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has accused the Mayor of London of dragging his feet by failing to install light switches in Stratford Station and many other London Underground stations, meaning that lights on open platforms are left on during the day, over two years after the problem was first brought to his attention. Darren commented, "It’s ridiculous […]
23 January 2012 by sianberry
With a 100 days to go before the Mayoral election, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones has focused attention on the Mayor’s failure to make roads safer for cyclists and pedestrians. Based on previous figures, the party estimates that 1,000 cyclists will be killed or injured between now and the election. London is the only region […]
19 January 2012 by sianberry
Darren Johnson has called on supermarkets, the Mayor and Government to make work pay for all workers in London, following an investigation by the Fair Pay Network into low pay in the four largest supermarket chains. Last year the National Minimum Wage fell further behind the cost of living in the capital, rising 2.5% while […]
Darren Johnson has welcomed the Mayor of London’s promise to hold meetings of the proposed Mayoral Development Corporation for the Olympic Park in public, and to publish papers and minutes online. However, he has called on the Mayor to guarantee that local residents and community groups can make representations at meetings, and to take the […]
The government is to announce a formal consultation on plans for a new Thames Estuary airport in March, according to media reports. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, is backing the plans and says the Estuary airport is vital for Britain’s economy. Darren Johnson AM said: "The idea of an airport in the Thames Estuary […]
Responding to news reports that the City of London Corporation has won its High Court bid to evict protestors from outside St Paul’s Cathedral, Jenny Jones AM said: "The Occupy camp outside St Paul’s has for the last three months given a voice to the frustrations felt by many over the current economic situation. The […]
16 January 2012 by sianberry
Hundreds of Green Party members will distribute £250k Bank of Boris notes on Tuesday morning at over 50 tube stations right across the capital to highlight the Mayor’s relationship with City of London at the expense of normal Londoners. Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones, will join leafleters at Highbury and Islington tube station (between […]
As the Occupy London camp at St Paul’s Cathedral passes the 3-month mark on Sunday, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: "Against the odds, the protesters have maintained a constant voice of dissent in the City for 3 long months. "Their camp has given voice to the frustrations felt by many people over the […]
Ahead of the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime taking over supervision of the Metropolitan Police from the former Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) on Monday 16 January 2011, former-MPA member Jenny Jones said: "It’s a pity the government didn’t fix the flaws in the MPA rather than scrapping it all together. "We’ll now have less […]
Speaking at the end of ‘Bevan’s Run’ at 10 Downing Street on Sunday evening, where two NHS oncologists will finish their sixth marathon in six days in an effort to raise awareness of the ‘dangers of the Health and Social Care Bill’, Green Party candidate Jenny Jones said: "Those working within the NHS are in […]
13 January 2012 by sianberry
The Metropolitan Police Commissioner today set out plans for a new approach to stop and search. The Commissioner commented that 6% of stop and searches in London result in an arrest. Responding to the comments Jenny Jones AM said: "I welcome the Commissioner’s comments today on the new overhaul of stop and search, particularly when, […]
The Mayor has finally admitted that a £1m fund to promote ‘low emission taxis’ is not going to be used to build electric or hydrogen taxis. This is despite several public statements since December 2009, stating that such a fund existed and many answers to Assembly members’ questions which stated, or implied, that such a […]
The Mayor of London has today promised a new road tunnel, connecting the Greenwich Peninsula to Silvertown, within a decade. It will have a capacity of 2,400 vehicles an hour, in both directions, and will ease congestion of the existing Blackwall and Rotherhithe tunnels. Few details have yet been provided on the costs, or whether […]
11 January 2012 by sianberry
Reacting to the publication of child poverty figures for London, Green Party Mayoral candidate Jenny Jones said: “These shocking figures reflect the damaging policies of Westminster and the misplaced priorities of our Mayor. The people of London deserve better. “Public sector cuts have taken away part of the capital’s safety net for those struggling […]